Alec Baldwin’s Lawyer Says State’s ‘Rust’ Shooting Probe Clears Actor

Alec Baldwin’s Lawyer Says State’s ‘Rust’ Shooting Probe Clears Actor
Alec Baldwin speaks during the 2021 RFK Ripple Of Hope Gala at New York Hilton Midtown on Dec. 9, 2021. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
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A lawyer for Alec Baldwin said on Thursday that an investigation by New Mexico has cleared his client of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust,” pointing out that its report stated the actor believed his gun held only dummy rounds.

New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau on Wednesday released the findings of a six-month investigation of the shooting during the filming of the Western movie last October. It blasted Rust Movie Productions LLC for “willful” safety lapses leading to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and fined the company $137,000, the maximum amount possible.